Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce that four area nonprofits have been named recipients of The 2019 Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Visual Arts grant program: Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum Association, Ballard Nature Center, Effingham Art Guild, and the Effingham Artisan Fair. Grants are awarded annually to nonprofit organizations serving in Effingham County.
(Above) Effingham Art Guild received $800 for the Effingham County Children’s Art Show. Pictured (L-R) Maggie Meylor (Grants Administrator, Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, Carolyn Lambert (Executive Director, Effingham Art Guild), and Chuck Deters (Vice-Chair, SICF Board of Directors)
(Above) Effingham Artisan Fair received $4,000 in support of its programming expenses. Pictured (L-R) Maggie Meylor (Grants Administrator, Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation), Lisa Elliot (Co-Director, Effingham Artisan Fair), Cottie Dial (C0-Director, Effingham Artisan Fair), and Steve Wendling (Advisory Committee Member)
(Above) The Ballard Nature Center received $475 for Art in Nature for kid’s outdoor art activities. Pictured (L-R) Maggie Meylor (Grants Administrator, Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation), Vanessa Doedtman (Educator, Ballard Nature Center), and Chuck Deters (Vice-Chair, SICF Board of Directors).
Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson was deeply involved in the development of community programs designed to benefit the youth of Effingham County. As a renowned artist, Jacky was also committed to the promotion of fine arts programs. She felt the future of a community depended on the strength of its youth and their ability to express themselves creatively.
Bill Anderson was a long time and respected member of the Effingham community. A renowned lithographer, color separator, cartoonist, and painter, Bill was a terrific artist in his own right.
The Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Fund for Visual Arts, a fund of Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, is committed to supporting arts programs in Effingham County. For more information, please contact Maggie Meylor at 217-342-5413 or maggie@enrichingourcommunity.org.
